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Parasphaerasclera valdiviae Valdivian soft coral

Parasphaerasclera valdiviae is commonly referred to as Valdivian soft coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

Profilbild Urheber Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika

Alcyonium valdivian (Valdivian soft coral),Port Elizabeth 2010, Copyright Johan Swanepoel


Courtesy of the author Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika . Please visit www.easterncapescubadiving.co.za for more information.

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lexID:
9397 
AphiaID:
743785 
Scientific:
Parasphaerasclera valdiviae 
German:
Weichkoralle 
English:
Valdivian Soft Coral 
Category:
Mjukkoraller 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Parasphaerascleridae (Family) > Parasphaerasclera (Genus) > valdiviae (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Kukenthal, ), 1906 
Occurrence:
South-Africa 
Size:
0.39" - 4.33" (1cm - 11cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2016-02-27 17:30:01 

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Parasphaerasclera valdiviae (Kukenthal, 1906)

The soft coral Parasphaerasclera valdiviae grow in small colonies to 11cm in height and up to 10cm in diameter.The polyps are white. The soft coral colony is variable colour, my be white,pink,,orange,red or bi-coloured. Parasphaerasclera valdiviae feeds on planktonic food.

It is endemic to Southern Africa.

Synonym:
Alcyonium valdiviae

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Parasphaerascleridae (Family) > Parasphaerasclera (Genus) > Parasphaerasclera valdiviae (Species)

External links

  1. Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia englisch (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Alcyonium valdivian (Valdivian soft coral),Port Elizabeth 2010, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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